PHOTO: Crowd of 18,000 sets ESPN GameDay record

A crowd of 18,000 set an ESPN College GameDay record Saturday on Francis Quadrangle for the program's first visit to MU. ESPN and MU estimated the total attendance, which would break GameDay's previous record of 15,008 set at the University of Nebraska in 2001. Courtesy of ESPN GameDay

A crowd of 18,000 set an ESPN College GameDay record Saturday on Francis Quadrangle for the program's first visit to MU. ESPN and MU estimated the total attendance, which would break GameDay's previous record of 15,008 set at the University of in 2001.

Stay with The Maneater for more on the record -breaking crowd and video coverage of the day's festivities.